Radarspotting

From Bev:

PlanePlotter version 6.7.5.9 is on the web site now.
http:www.planeplotter.com#download (http:www.planeplotter.com#download)

The web site is still showing 6.7.5.7 so use this: http://www.coaa.co.uk/planeplotter6_7_5_9.exe (http://www.coaa.co.uk/planeplotter6_7_5_9.exe)
 
---Usual boilerplate---
Updates are free to registered users.
 
You may need to exercise your browser Refresh function to force it to show you the new version of the PlanePlotter web page. If you post a message complaining that the web page is still pointing to an earlier version, you pay a forfeit - unless I forgot to update the web page, in which case I pay a forfeit!
 
You can install the new version over the old one but you *must* close/exit PlanePlotter before installing the new one. Nic's installer will warn you if PlanePlotter is still running when you try to install the new version. Your settings from the previous installation will be preserved.
 
If you have a version-specific firewall or security system, you may have to reassure it that the new version is permitted to access the Internet. Be aware that increasingly, security systems treat any new file as a threat without any justification except that it is new. Please don't write to me about it; write to your security system provider and ask them to make their program smarter.
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The following are the cumulative changes since the last published version 6.7.3.9

Release 6.7.4.1
fix uninitialised VDL2 pointer

Release 6.7.4.2
add (case sensitive) accelerator keys "H" (Halt processing) and "K" (Kontinue processing) - used for some scripted settings changes that require processing to be stopped

Release 6.7.4.3
handle possible corrupt header in raw data from some RPis

Release 6.7.4.4
accept the port number in the GS list - may help CG-NAT GS
prevent reverse orthomorphic projection from producing zero height or width map boundaries and therefore downloading nothing

Release 6.7.4.5
limit excessive zooming out

Release 6.7.4.6
receiver options enhancement

Release 6.7.4.7
accept BaseStation MSG format messages from dumpHFDL

Release 6.7.4.8
View..Messages shows messages from dumpHFDL - among others

Release 6.7.4.9
protect re-entrancy in Internet check

Release 6.7.5.1
accept new format of Inmarsat ephemerides
fix QNH parsing problem with USA METARs containing the keyword AUTO

Release 6.7.5.2
QNH : if nearest METAR report is > 2 hours old, search 5 next nearest reports within 100 nm

Release 6.7.5.3
add Options...Message View...Options to select what message types to display in the window (VHF ACARS, VDL2, HFDL, HF Selcal, Inmarsat) assuming you are receiving those

Release 6.7.5.4
provision to read an HF Selcal to Registration definition file into SQB field UserString3
look up Registration from HF Selcal in the SQB database and display the registration in View messages

Release 6.7.5.5
add new option to accept unpaired Mode-S positions within 5 minutes of a previous position report - this extends the coverage in marginal areas

Release 6.7.5.6
User defined Selcal UserString number (default 3)
handle 32 Selcal tones instead of original 16 tones

Release 6.7.5.7
changed Celestrak default TLE format

Release 6.7.5.8
In View.Messages, copy (= left click) and paste (= right click) to facilitate adding registrations to HF Selcals
new option "Record Mode3A/3C pings"
new window to display Mode3A/3C history graph (accelerator = 'T')
use screen centre for QNH, not outline centre, if the chart/outline is displaced
new Options..Alert..TCAS..Ignore "no data" TCAS - this fixes the A400 alert problem generally, without losing 'real' TCAS events.

Release 6.7.5.9
fix time zone error in QNH retrieval
 
Enjoy!
Bev
COAA

Tim